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Old 29 November 2006, 02:40 PM
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Default My Old Fords - Supersport/RS1600i/RS Turbo/Cosworth

Nothing wrong with old Fords...

These are my old'ens before I went ScoobyMad

1981 Fiesta Supersport - Owned 1989 - 1990
Photo taken at Ford Fair 89'





1983 Ford Escort RS1600i - Owned 1990 to 1995





1986 Ford Escort Series 1 Turbo - Owned 1997 to 2000





1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth - Owned 2000


Old 29 November 2006, 02:54 PM
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Nice motors Scott - the three-door is identical to my old one I think I may even have used that car park (is it Castleham?)

Forgotten how garish those Fiesta Supersports were
Old 29 November 2006, 03:10 PM
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Car Park is on the Churchfields estate and is my works car park (although I'm not on that site now). The buidling used to belong to Vacum Generators before we moved in.
Old 29 November 2006, 03:50 PM
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I remember them all well, The undeside of the supersport that was cleaner than the top side of most cars I've owned, going round Donnington in the RS1600i for a "parade" lap, sitting in traffic just outside Uxbrige in the RS Turbo with window down and the heater on full blast trying to cooll it down (hence the bonnet vents in the series 2) and the nightmare stories you've told me about the cosworth.
Old 29 November 2006, 03:52 PM
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Love the Escort RS Turbo S1, My old dear used to have one when I was a kid, Seemed really fast back in the days. Still remember the plate C69JHR. She traded it in for a caviler in the end when it started costing money
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Lovely cars All of them classics. A mate of mine at college had a lovely back supersport like the one in the top picture. That was a great looking car and it used to go well. Sadly some gits nicked it though and stripped it It was a right mess when it was found and got written off

That 3 door is my favourite colour I've got photos of my old fords somewhere, I still own 2
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Brings back great memories. I used to have a MK1 RS2000, in yellow with the orange stripes!. Actually drove one again a while ago and couldn't beleive how slow it felt, bearing in mind at the time I thought it was the fastest thing on the road!. Fast Fords - still cool tho
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Here is my bro's RS2000

http://i17.tinypic.com/2rfr61k.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/2ika900.jpg

Sorry not the best pictures

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Old 29 November 2006, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by shepster
Here is my bro's RS2000

http://i17.tinypic.com/2rfr61k.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/2ika900.jpg

Sorry not the best pictures
Nice.....sort of thing I'd like to have tucked away somewhere.
Great fun and dead simple mechanically.
Old 29 November 2006, 06:31 PM
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love old fords still meself,were generally a ford man before the scooby (bk in the day had fiesta xr2,xr3i and a series2 escort rst)would have changed things completely if the series 2 hadnt have cost me a fortune an i`d have more than likely been driving a 3door cossie instead of a scooby now-just the bad experience put me off performance fords(so much so i bought an audi 80 sport after the series2-i craved reliability after the expense )

a few mates have still got some cool fords though luckily-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/3a245762.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/3c128ed0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...fair050441.jpg

a mates series1 rst (this will be up for sale in the new year though)
puzs s1 rs turbo - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

another mates old cosworths(got a porsche 993turbo4 now but misses the 3door cossie)

johns escort cosworth - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

johns sierra cosworth - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Old 29 November 2006, 06:43 PM
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All so stunning.. i miss my cossie like mad lol..

I too work for ford prototype development and am a out and out ford nut.. shame they dont make anything exciting anymore
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Originally Posted by ukdave
love old fords still meself,were generally a ford man before the scooby (bk in the day had fiesta xr2,xr3i and a series2 escort rst)would have changed things completely if the series 2 hadnt have cost me a fortune an i`d have more than likely been driving a 3door cossie instead of a scooby now-just the bad experience put me off performance fords(so much so i bought an audi 80 sport after the series2-i craved reliability after the expense )

a few mates have still got some cool fords though luckily-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/3a245762.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/3c128ed0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...fair050441.jpg

a mates series1 rst (this will be up for sale in the new year though)
puzs s1 rs turbo - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

another mates old cosworths(got a porsche 993turbo4 now but misses the 3door cossie)

johns escort cosworth - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

johns sierra cosworth - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
I know what you mean about bad experiences.....

I always wanted the 3-door and finally got the one pictured above. Engine rebuild then cost me a fortune and even then I'm sure I could of done it better myself.

I had so many niggling problems with it that I just wanted shot of it. So much so I sold it back to the dealer I bought it from at a £4K loss.
With a £3K engine rebuild it owed me £7K, but I was still glad to see the back of it.

Besides 4-doors were then required as family came along...got my 1st Scoob, now on my 3rd.
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Originally Posted by shepster
Here is my bro's RS2000

http://i17.tinypic.com/2rfr61k.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/2ika900.jpg

Sorry not the best pictures
Nice RS
Old 29 November 2006, 07:36 PM
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awesome cars, the lot of them
Old 29 November 2006, 07:40 PM
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Brings back some memories of the 2 RS1600i's I had many moons ago.

Mog
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Originally Posted by shepster
Here is my bro's RS2000

http://i17.tinypic.com/2rfr61k.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/2ika900.jpg

Sorry not the best pictures
That is one lovely RS. Makes me want to go and get another one and stick it in the garage for weekends. What sort of money are they now for a good one, sold mine back in 1989 for £1500.- Damn!
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Love the Escort S1 had a couple and S2. Happy days ;-)
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Originally Posted by White-Un
Love the Escort S1 had a couple and S2. Happy days ;-)
Couple more for ya !!!



Old 30 November 2006, 01:17 PM
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I used to own a supersport

Unfurtunally on my way home one night after w*rk I manage to put it down the side of a Lorry lucky it bounced out after hitting the rear wheels
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Some beuatiful cars on this thread.

Mate used to own a salmon pink MkII RS2000 'scort with chocolate fishnet reccaro's, and I was so jealous
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Originally Posted by Scott.T



Those Escorts still look mint today. Lovely car mate.
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Remember when i had my series 2 a mate had a 16i and remember problems with the twin coil set up rather than std distributor sorta put me off em escorts had their fair share of probs without more electrical issues on non turbo cars, for instance the metering units on series1`s and 2`s.Dont stop me loving them still though.
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The old Escort looks MINT. My first Ford was a 1.4S all i wanted was a rev counter, i thought it was awesome. My last ford was a RS1800, lovely motor and pretty rare.
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My previous RS Ford.
Man i miss that car, should never have sold it.
Performance Ford featured Oct 2004

Them cars are gorgeous, loving the black rs 1600, nice locations too

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Originally Posted by ukdave
Remember when i had my series 2 a mate had a 16i and remember problems with the twin coil set up rather than std distributor sorta put me off em escorts had their fair share of probs without more electrical issues on non turbo cars, for instance the metering units on series1`s and 2`s.Dont stop me loving them still though.
The coils on the RS1600i were a pain, I had 2 sets of coils and 2 ECU's just incase it had any electrical Gremlins.
I can't remember how many flywheel pick-up sensors it had. That was a real bodge by Ford, but then it was one of the 1st cars to use non-distributor flywheel pickup ignition.

Another bodge on the RS1600i was the brake servo linkage. A complete Heath Robinson affair of a linkage to convert from left to right hand drive.

One of the best handling cars on the road though, especially with the option rear ARB
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heres my other car currently in the garage and im putting that zetec engine in it with twin 45 carbs




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i am a big fan of the mk 2 escort but the mk1 looks very will
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V.nice Mexico....well done

Nice colour too.... I like the Orange and Blue ones Mexico & RS2000 myself....




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heres my old rs2000 thinking of maybe getting another

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Fiesta supersports ........ great cars, love the look of them


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